SECURE YOUR BUSINESS
Light up at night
- Light up all entrances, including alleys, with vandal proof fixtures.
- Leave some lights on inside your premises.
- If the door is wholly or partially made of glass, the doorway should be lit up inside and outside.
Clean up
- Avoid high displays near windows that could keep a passerby from seeing in.
- Keep all weeds, shrubbery and debris away from windows and doors.
- Don't provide concealment or climbing platforms for a burglar.
- Lock up ladders and all tools that could invite a break in or make a burglar's job easier.
Sound off
- Install an alarm system. Deal with a reputable alarm company and obtain estimates from several companies.
- Check your alarm system regularly for failure and investigate reasons for false alarms on your premises.
- Take action to prevent further false alarms.
- Do not rely on your alarm system as your only means of security.
- They are most effective when used in conjunction with other basic security measures.
- Post a conspicuous notice that shows you have an alarm system.
Be safe
- Keep cash to a minimum with frequent, irregular bank deposits.
- Don't expect a "fire safe" to do the job of a "burglar resistant" safe.
- Anchor your safe to the floor in a well lit, highly visible location.
- Leave empty cash drawers open after hours to prevent damage.
- Keep an accurate inventory of all valuables.
Lock up
- Install deadbolt locks on all outside doors. Check all doors and windows routinely at closing time.
- Make sure padlocks are solidly mounted and never left open...even on an open door. Unlocked padlocks can be removed and replaced by a would be burglar, enabling easy access at a later time.
- Check door and window frames for looseness or rotting, repair them immediately.
- Practice good key security. Sign out all keys and collect them when employees leave your company.
- Never label keys indicting what they are for... use a code.
- Reinforce rear and side doors with crossbars, and install grating or bars on rear and side windows.
- Don't neglect roof openings, air ducts, skylights, hatchways, doorway transoms, sidewalk and basement openings.
- Don't lock a burglar inside when you leave. Inspect all closets, bathrooms and other hiding places.
Be clever
- Lock small valuables in cabinets and showcases.
- Install glass that is burglar resistant.
If you discover a break in, call the police at once. Don't disturb evidence of a break in.
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